External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3460	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2997	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2884	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2542
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2612	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2449	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2995
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3026	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3065	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2915	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2935
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2931	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3033	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3027	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2846
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3102	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3044	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3228	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3121
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3127	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3087	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2870	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2975
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2859	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2912

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease